Dana White's Most Enjoyable Pre-Fight Interview (Humor)

While browsing through my many Google reports tonight, I happened upon Part I of Dana White's pre-UFC 88 interview.

Although many readers doubt me when I state it, I am a Dana White fan. If he and I were close friends I would bother him as much in real life as I do when I write.

I always question his motives and wonder why those closest to him do not give him the benefit of telling him the public's opinion and offering him sound advice. I surely would were I in his inner circle. But I am not.

The interview he just did is something I would have brought up to him because it sounds like so much fun and gives a glimpse of Dana in a new light. And I prefer "Dana-lite."

David Spade and Dana opened the interview and most of it was pure fun and a lot of laughter, not too many serious notes in the whole segment. From the comfort level between them I imagine they are good friends.

Because they were in very noisy surroundings, it was hard to understand their conversation (like my husband, I do better viewing everything with captions, however if my laptop has this function, I have never found it).

They seemed to be at a Kiss concert (at least if this is incorrect it will sound more interesting), and were discussing the upcoming Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans bout.

David Spade is apparently friendly enough that he invited Chuck to his birthday party and was joking with Dana that "although David could do 18 shots, he couldn't handle them as well as Chuck did—it must be his weight," the slight Spade said.

Dana chuckled and gave Spade an "I don't believe you just said that on camera," look.

When asked for a prediction on the winner of the fight, of course Spade chose the heavy-drinking Liddell and demonstrated with his necklace how he bites on it when watching Chuck fight. He would not want to be the one in the ring with Chuck. (Most especially after he hears the remark about his heavy drinking at the party).

Next the interview continued with Mandy Moore looking very lovely and sexy in an understated-wholesome-young-actress way (she is certainly miles away from being like Paris Hilton, thank heaven), and White dressed in a black t-shirt and black shorts, looking deliriously happy.

As they sat on a bench, not too close together, but at a friendly yet comfortable range, Dana proceeded to "interview" Mandy, asking her for predictions about the fight.

Mandy mentioned that "alright" she was a fight groupie like Joe Rogan had said when indicating her presence in the crowd at nearly every UFC fight, and Dana quickly discounted it with an "Oh, Rogan" comment and wave of his hand.

(I have talked about my habit of reading people from their behavior and body language, so I suggest that everyone Google this video and see it for yourselves to see if I am on the right track or not with my judgement of their interactions).

Mr. White appears to be genuinely smitten and trying to give off signals as would an eighth grade school boy saying, "Hey guys, look what I've got!"

Moore, being the fine actress she is, gives off a more casual, less involved vibe as if saying, "Look world, I don't have Georges and this guy at least keeps me on the inside where I still have a chance—don't blame me, you would do it too if you had the chance."

Dana makes some statements about "what do you mean you can't make a prediction? What about, like when we are having breakfast or just hanging out and you are all... (making the hand signal that denotes yapping), and get all psycho talking about the fights?"

Mandy replies "I just feel like..."

Dana finishes for her, "I am putting you on the spot?" Dana continues to smile from ear to ear and rocks forward with joy that he is teasing her and has gotten under her skin.

Score points for Dana.

So Mandy-on-the-spot confesses that she picks Chuck Liddell, "because I like him."

A very professional assessment. Dana smiles and chides her. Score another hit for Dana.

So in the end, not a lot of professional reasoning to the picks by David Spade or Mandy Moore, but since they both favor Dana's best buddy, Chuck, I guess it was worth the time the interview took getting them to say it.

Now I am so hoping everyone will view this for themselves and get back to me to either validate my assessment or render it to shreds.

Either way, it is something for me to look forward to tomorrow when I get up.